R. M. Mudyiwa

Evaluation of Different Botanicals for the Control of Coffee Leaf Rust (Hemileia vastatrix Berkeley and Broome)

R. M. Mudyiwa, N. Mwatsiya, B. T. Manenji, P. Chidoko & C. Mahoya · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2017

Coffee is one of the major foreign currency earners for Zimbabwe, with over 95 % of the total production being exported. Production of coffee is constrained by diseases such Coffee Leaf Rust caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix. Chemical control is widely used but it is expens...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2017/28252

Anti-Alternaria solani Activity of Onion (Allium cepa), Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and Garlic (Allium sativum) In vitro

R. M. Mudyiwa, S. Chiwaramakanda, B. T. Manenji & M. Takawira · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2016

Plant pathogens cause serious losses in quantity and quality of agricultural products. Use of fungicides is gradually becoming unpopular due to their negative effects on ecosystems, human and animal health, and due to resistance by pathogens to the fungicides. In vitro studies we...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24488

Antifungal Effects of Botanical Leaf Extracts of Lantana camara, Moringa oleifera, and Tagetes minuta on Rhizopus stolonifer in vitro

B. T. Manenji, R. M. Mudyiwa, J. Midzi & A. Tsodzo · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2017

Aims: This research aims at testing the efficacy of different botanical leaf extracts, (Lantana camara, Moringa oleifera and Tagetes minuta) on soft rot fungi, Rhizopus stolonifer in vitro. Study Design: The experiment was carried out in a 3*2 Factorial arrangement +2 controls in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2017/28371